Unique service in Austria: delivery confirmation, including temperature documentation, immediately after the delivery - New technology also helps to avoid mistakes and relieves the drivers
Vienna / Weinheim, 17th November 2010 - Following the conversion to new delivery computers, Scherübl Transport GmbH, the Austrian subsidiary of trans-o-flex ThermoMed GmbH & Co. KG with a special focus on the actively temperature-controlled transportation of pharmaceutical products, now offers a nation-wide unique shipment tracking system. This new high-tech system uses radio data transmission technology to send a delivery confirmation immediately after the delivery has been completed. The information sent not only includes the usual shipment and recipient data but also uninterrupted temperature documentation. "In Austria, we are the only company to offer such a service", says Carsten Glos, Managing Director of the trans-o-flex ThermoMed Group, a subsidiary of Österreichische Post AG. The company also operates nationwide networks in Germany and the Benelux countries for the transportation of goods that need to be stored within a temperature range of 2 to 8 °C or 15 to 25 °C. "Thanks to our investment in this new technology, our customers immediately receive the delivery and temperature data, which also accelerates their invoicing processes."
The name of this sophisticated system and its new delivery computers is trans-o-flex easy. Given the exact standards, the third generation of the mobile devices - partly developed by trans-o-flex internally - also increases the process reliability and, for example, helps to avoid mistakes in the loading process. An acoustic warning signal is released if the driver should load a wrong shipment. In this case, he can only continue working, when the parcel has been scanned and taken over by the driver who is responsible for delivering it. In addition to this, the new technology will also help to relieve the drivers because, after the introduction phase, a "double-entry bookkeeping" using both delivery computers and paper copies will no longer be necessary. In the future, it will be sufficient to use the mobile computer when delivering the shipments and send an electronic and forgery-proof delivery confirmation.
With the introduction of the system in Austria, the entire trans-o-flex ThermoMed Group will now operate a standardised IT solution. "However, our country organisations not only work with standard delivery systems but also use our standard Toks operating system", explains Glos. Toks is the name of the trans-o-flex operating core system and provides the basis for all internal processes. The system controls the handling and acquisition of information for all shipments and parcels and also includes programmes such as planning, process control and customer service. "Having introduced Toks and trans-o-flex easy, we are now able to ensure the smooth flow of all temperature-controlled transport processes within the entire ThermoMed network", concludes Glos. "Thus, we have taken another step to distinguish ourselves from our Austrian competitors in terms of quality."
About Scherübl:
Scherübl Transport GmbH (www.scheruebl.com) is market leader in Austria for temperature-controlled pharmaceutical transport and works for almost all the well-known manufacturers. The company has a workforce of about 100 people at its four sites. Scherübl offers specialist solutions for transport within the temperature ranges 2° to 8°C and 15° to 25°C with uninterrupted temperature documentation from the manufacturer to the end-user. Founder and director Franz Scherübl owns 25.1% of the company. The remaining shares are owned by Weinheim-based trans-o-flex ThermoMed, a member of the trans-o-flex group of companies.
About trans-o-flex ThermoMed:
trans-o-flex ThermoMed GmbH & Co. KG, headquarters Weinheim, is the quality and market leader in Germany for the transport of temperature-sensitive shipments for the pharmaceutical industry in the temperature ranges of between 2 and 8°C as well as 15 and 25°C. The companys nationwide network consists of two sorting centres and 38 depots. Considering the degree of specialisation, ThermoMed uses its own vehicle fleet and specially trained drivers who are full-time employees. Around 600 people work for ThermoMed, which is a member of the trans-o-flex logistics group. Apart from Germany, the companys specialist services are also available in Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. More detailed information at: www.thermomed.eu.
About trans-o-flex Logistics Group:
The success of the Europe-wide operating trans-o-flex Logistic Group is based on three pillars: 1. trans-o-flex Schnell-Lieferdienst offers a full-coverage network for the efficient and safe transportation of parcels and pallets (combi-freight) all over Germany. This also includes numerous additional services, such as the transportation of hazardous goods without being limited to small quantities. At the same time trans-o-flex, in its capacity as shareholder and partner of the Eurodis network, provides full-coverage combi-freight services in 33 European countries. The company has developed a large number of tailor-made solutions for specific sectors, e.g. for the pharmaceutical and home entertainment / consumer goods industries. 2. With a special network for active temperature control in the temperature ranges of between 2 and 8 °C as well as 15 and 22 °C, trans-o-flex ThermoMed takes over the transportation of temperature-sensitive goods for the pharmaceutical industry in Germany, Austria and the Benelux countries. 3. Additional logistic services from storage and picking/packing to value-added services, such as the set-up service for sales displays or electrical appliances, up to customer-specific transport networks are developed and implemented under the umbrella of trans-o-flex Logistik Service. In 2009, annual sales of the Group, which has a workforce of approximately 1,600 employees, amounted to ca. ¤ 500 million. Since June 2008, trans-o-flex has been a 100-% subsidiary of Österreichische Post. For more information, go to www.trans-o-flex.com.
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